#meadows
6 trips tagged “meadows”
meadows backpacking at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 6 California backpacking routes tagged meadows, ranging from 9.7 to 20 miles with 300–4,780 feet of total climbing. Difficulty spans 0/100 (Easy) on Lyell Canyon up to 32/100 (Moderate) on Timber Gap Trail, which also carries the tag's biggest climb at 4,780 feet. All of these routes require a wilderness permit — each trip page links the booking window.
These routes cross Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Yosemite National Park and San Gorgonio Wilderness, and the months most of them share are July, September, August. Every stat below is cited on its trip page, so you can compare them like-for-like and follow any number back to the managing agency.
Atwell-Hockett Trail
The Atwell-Hockett Trail crosses a giant sequoia grove and climbs to Hockett Meadows, 10 miles of easy-to-moderate grades on the quietest si…
Lewis Creek Trail
Lewis Creek is Cedar Grove's steep, quiet alternative: a hot climb from Highway 180 to Frypan Meadow's forest camp, with the wild Kennedy Pa…
Woods Creek Trail to Paradise Valley
The Woods Creek Trail climbs from Road's End into Paradise Valley, a broad meadow basin on the Rae Lakes Loop's north leg where the South Fo…
Lyell Canyon
Lyell Canyon is Yosemite's easiest true backpack: 5.7 miles of nearly flat trail along the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne, through one of the la…
South Fork Trail to Dry Lake
The South Fork Trail is the San Gorgonio Wilderness's friendliest entry: a 5.7-mile, 2,100-foot climb from the 6,900-foot trailhead through …
Timber Gap Trail
Timber Gap is Mineral King's gentle introduction: a 4.85-mile climb from Cold Springs over a forested 9,500-foot pass to the headwaters of C…